Our Email Listserv
All CTC VISTAs will be automatically signed up for this listserv. By sending a single email to this address, it will go out to all other VISTAs and Leaders. This is a safe space to ask anything and is moderated by VISTA Leaders. Feel free to ask anything.Value to you:
- Immediacy – make contact IMMEDIATELY with any of your fellow VISTAs and Leaders
- Discussion – discuss issues relevant to your work plan, professional development or life as a VISTA
- Q&A – get your question answered immediately as well as see how other VISTAs resolve questions at their respective sites
Listserv address: ctcvista@lists.ctcvista.org
Our Field Reports
These are mandatory, bi-monthly reports submitted by you for the CTC VISTA Project. These help the Project keep in touch with the needs and challenges of VISTAs while allowing you and your fellow VISTAs to familiarize yourselves with the work of each other. Feel free to comment on the reports of others.Value to you is:
- Self-assessment – reports track the progress you’ve made
- Support – reports help VISTA Leaders strategize resources to assist you in accomplishing your tasks
- Resume builder – reports reference what you’ve done throughout your year to future employers
http://www.ctcvista.org/vista-workspace
Our CTC VISTA WIKI
This is an ongoing ‘encyclopedia’ of knowledge and resources generated and contributed by you and VISTAs who came before you. There is already an enormous amount of information on there. Feel free to contribute any tips, ideas or resource you come across.Value to you:
- Awareness – provides a brief overview of the priority areas in which CTC VISTAs are working
- Collaboration – provides a space to share content created, posted, and bookmarked by CTC VISTAs and supervisors, both on the CTC VISTA blogs and elsewhere
- Education – provides the foundation for ongoing collaboration among CTC VISTAs on new projects, such as how-to's, curricula, and lessons learned
Our Project Partners
These are the CTC VISTA Project’s national partners. These organizations are ‘super connectors’ and are networked with many other organizations working within your priority area. Many hold conferences, symposiums, meetings and other events throughout the year.Value to you:
- Know the most important players in your field – by informing yourself with organizations tied to the project you can target networking opportunities
- Be informed about whom you meet – by familiarizing yourself with the work of others you can maximize knowledge exchange at conferences and meetings
- Career opportunities – many of these organizations regularly look for qualified job candidates working in their respective fields – this means you!
Partners
Alliance for Community Media (ACM)
http://www.alliancecm.org/blog.php
Association for Community Networking (AFCN)
CTCNet
National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture (NAMAC)
Non-profit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN)
University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Public & Community Service, Community Media & Technology Program
http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/cmt/index.html
Other Resources
Do you use any online social networks like Flickr or del.icio.us? Check out our bookmarks and photos below. Be sure to tag any content that you contribute to the web with “ctcvista”Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ctcvista/
del.icio.us:
Of course, if any of you are still in need of more whether it's work plan related, supervisor related, or you simply need a fellow VISTA to talk to - don't hesitate to contact your VISTA Leaders - that's one of the many things that we are here for. We are your first line of advocacy and support.